DAY 4 -- "Calll-i-fornia L-ove"

DAVIS, Cali. -- Sorry this post took a day to produce. The last 24 hours have been a bit off.

It was the first day of travel in which we remained in the same time zone, and it was offsetting. Thankfully we only had 400-some miles between Elko, Nev., and our hotel in Davis, so it wasn't a long day. We actually rolled into Sacramento around 2:30 p.m. (PST).

Maumee, Ohio, to Sacramento, Cali., is roughly 2,266 miles. We crossed nine states (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California) and passed all kinds of land marks (Mississippi River, Missouri River, Great Salt Lake, Lake Tahoe, Reno, etc...). It was a good trip, but I'm glad it's over.

A major plus was that the weather was good the whole way...barely. We found out this morning that you need chains to get over I-80 in the mountains today. Less than 24 hours and the weather went crazy. Whew. Just made it.

Yesterday, my dad was able to meet up with a college friend of his out here when we got to the hotel, and I got to meet his son, Greg, to talk a bit about the local scene. Larry (my dad's friend) was a giant help, pointing out a few good areas to live in the area (Davis, South/East Sacramento) and offering to have us over for dinner tonight. We will see how the apartment hunt goes.

Aforementioned apartment hunting starts today. I was up at 5:30 a.m. (PST) to research the area housing some more.

(I know that sounds early, but my body really hasn't switched to this time zone's schedule yet. Even being up that early, I logged 10 hours of sleep. It's weird. I need to stay up one of these nights, but I've just been exhausted from the drive).

My dad and I are waiting until 9 a.m. (PST) before heading out to look at a few places. We have some good leads, and hopefully the move/lease process will be quick. If we have to wait for credit checks or other background checks, time could pass a bit too quickly (I'm trying to get dad on a flight by Thursday, he's thinking Saturday...Friday looks bad for travel).

Check back later for updates, that's about it for now. Here are the pictures I promised:

"Lock Your Love" in Lovelock, Nev. Next time I'm home, remind me to "Mee My Mau"

Nevada. A lot like previous states, just change farm/range land into desert.

I wish it was dark when we passed through Reno. Only not. Still, it was only so exciting.

Scenery in the Lake Tahoe area. Family visit is planned here later this summer, obviously.